Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence in 1957. One of Africa's most stable democracies, known for cocoa, gold, and vibrant Kente cloth.
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These figures are calculated from the data on this page and compared with the other 195 countries Beelad covers.
| Population density | 142 people per km² rank 64 of 196 (highest first); the average across all 196 countries is 60 per km² |
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| Share of world population | 0.418 % world total: 8,091,734,930 (UN, 1 July 2023) |
| Share of Africa | 2.3% of its people, 0.795% of its land area |
| Area in square miles | 92,098 1 km² = 0.386 sq mi |
| Closest in size | Romania (238,397 km²) |
| Closest in population | Peru (33,845,617 people) |
Ghana is the only country in our list that uses GHS.